Chapter 78 : Chapter 78

Chapter 78 - The Completed Eclipse

Two months had passed.

Two months that were quieter than usual.

That didn’t mean it wasn’t noisy, though.

“Gatekeeper. Is that all you’ve got.”

“As you can see, I am using a wooden sword. It is not a weapon class that can be compared to a Magic Sword.”

“Indeed. Since your sword is short, your tongue has gotten long.”

“…Come at me again. This time, I will break that weapon of yours.”

“By all means, if you can.”

[These crazy bastards.]

Whenever the Gatekeeper and the Youngest Son had free time, they would always clash swords.

He was Millesdusk’s finest Cursed Knight.

In other words, he was the best sparring partner.

Today, too, under the moonlit night, drenched in sweat.

The two men wiped away their sweat with towels brought by the Head Maid.

“Have you completely settled on the sword as your weapon?”

The Gatekeeper asked casually.

Whether it was a question or a wish.

The two intentions were conveyed in an opaque mix.

“Why. Do you wish I had.”

“Indeed…. I am telling you that you have a rare talent.”

The family’s best Cursed Knight had certified it.

A rare talent.

The man who had crossed blades with countless enemies across the east from the battlefield acknowledged it.

Even in the statistics of countless enemies and countless battles, the Youngest Son shone like a star.

“You probably won’t be pushed back even if you fight a decent knight with pure swordsmanship now.”

“If you say so, Gatekeeper, then it must be so.”

“Hmph. Since when did you believe me so much.”

“I believe you. It’s just you who doesn’t.”

Looking slightly abashed, he stroked his mustache and changed the subject.

“If it’s a talent that shows even with a sword. You will also be a good fit for a ‘staff’, the traditional weapon of a sorcerer.”

“They’re not the same kind of blade, so why is that.”

“That’s just how it looked to me. Swords are difficult to handle, and staves are easy.”

“Because I’m good at the difficult thing, I’ll be even better at the easy thing?”

The Gatekeeper nodded.

“Since you possess a Magic Sword, it would be fine to push forward with that, but please consider a staff as well. There is a reason why the mainstream is the mainstream.”

“I was thinking about it.”

[…!!]

My forearm vibrated faintly.

That trembling was proof of tension, just like in a human.

Not being used.

At the possibility of that, the fellow trembled like an abandoned puppy.

Its master smirked and added a word.

“But just because a staff is better, I have no intention of not using the Magic Sword either.”

[Phew….]

A sigh of relief flowed out.

“Can’t I just combine the staff and the Magic Sword?”

[…?]

It was as if the will was being transmitted from my forearm.

What kind of bullshit is this.

The Gatekeeper had the same expression.

The Youngest Son, with only an inscrutable smile on his lips, gestured with his hand.

“The completion of Eclipse is a week away. Josephine is conducting various trial runs before then, so get ready.”

“What is there for me to do? I will just stay by your side.”

“If it gets dangerous while you’re by my side, you can draw your sword.”

“That would incur an additional allowance, but. If you give me 100 gold coins per slash, I will consider it.”

“It’s money I can give in the name of welfare for the elderly.”

They threw words back and forth and caught them deftly.

The two men laughed lowly and drifted apart.

“Good work with the afternoon training.”

The Head Maid greeted him.

“We’re all working hard.”

“The Butler is in the backyard.”

“Alright.”

“He seems very annoyed, but he was working hard nonetheless.”

I had given Butler Amon a separate task.

“Butler Amon.”

“Ah, Young Master. You’ve come at a good time. I just barely finished, this was incredibly annoying.”

Amon was in the spacious backyard with the Bloodstone.

Since touching it with bare hands would drain one’s blood, he had been at it for days wearing gloves.

“Here it is. It’s in a highly stimulated state, just as you requested, Young Master.”

“You’ve worked hard.”

I took the Bloodstone.

[Required Absorbed Blood: 90.4%]

It had filled up by nearly 10% in the Great Forest alone last time.

So the Bloodstone was gradually reacting.

As if stretching after a long sleep.

It slowly raised its body, revealing its face.

At the same time, the Youngest Son went to the Butler.

“The performance of an item like this depends on its current state.”

“I get the reason. To make a stew, you need to boil water, and you’re trying to keep that water boiling at all times, right?”

I didn’t know why the analogy was a stew, but he was right.

The Bloodstone in my hand was warm.

Since a demonic noble had held onto it for days, infusing it with heat.

That heat would wage a civil war within the Bloodstone, maintaining its heightened temperature.

“So? What are you going to do with it?”

“A staff, like a person, needs a core. This Bloodstone will become that core.”

I fiddled with the red jewel in my hand.

It was far redder, far more transparent, and clearer than a ruby.

‘If a staff with this as its core meets my magic, it will create an incredible synergy.’

My own martial power would rise a level thanks to the equipment boost.

As expected, there was nothing like an equipment boost for raising one’s power.

But there was no point in being a sorcerer if I only raised my own power.

“Butler. I heard that demons can cast blessings on the dead.”

“…What, really?”

“What do you mean, really.”

“No, that’s not it. Young Master, are you human? You’re half-human, right? You’re not half-demon, half-vampire or something like that, are you?”

“Is there a problem.”

“Because you know too much about us! And you’re just a young little human!”

Young little, he says.

If I were to convert my playtime and the age of the characters within that time into years….

‘I’ve lived at least twice as long as you have.’

Of course, I kept that thought to myself and spoke nonchalantly.

“So is it true.”

“Of course it’s true! It seems humans change our techniques to cast blessings on the living, but we are the originals!”

The humans Amon spoke of were in the west.

The Wisdom family was one of them, and the Holy Water they made was a part of human-type blessings.

That blessing created the effect of Pama, which denied its own roots and burned them away instead.

Amon ground his teeth as if the mere thought of it was irritating.

“Anyway, humans are quite capable, aren't they? Taking the power of demons as if it’s their own and then turning it into a power that threatens demons.”

The Youngest Son was also one of those capable humans.

However, his purpose was different.

“I have no interest in such things.”

A player who chose Millesdusk using Pama?

Not a chance.

“What I want is the blessing you guys handle. The blessing itself.”

“Hmm? That’s something only demons can handle…. Ohh….”

He remembered as he spoke.

That the being standing before his eyes was a very peculiar one.

Amon, who had quickly changed his mind, stroked his shiny chin.

“Maybe. Just maybe, it’s possible. But even if there is such a possibility now, you’re probably the only one in this world, Young Master.”

“It has to be.”

How many beings in the world could turn into a demon despite being human?

There was one before, and he died.

And that vacant spot was filled by another, the Youngest Son.

“I have to move busily starting tomorrow. If possible, I’d like to start learning today.”

“Well, that’s not difficult!”

Amon rubbed his palms together briskly.

“I’m telling you in advance, I’m a very strict teacher. It’s going to be as hot as hell, so be prepared.”

“Just what I was hoping for.”

My birthplace was hell anyway.

I wonder if he’s ever heard of Hell Joseon.

That place is literally hot, and this hell is hot with educational fervor.

Neither was to be taken lightly, and neither had any intention of losing.

Hwarururururuk─

Hellfire covered my entire body.

The demonic blessing cast on the dead. To put it briefly.

‘Ma’eon. For now, without a proper heart, I will learn this.’

This wasn’t the only way to strengthen the undead.

But if I could learn it, there was nothing like Ma’eon.

‘Even if it’s temporary, I can do it with a single skill without any bothersome processes.’

And after strengthening the undead like this, there was something I had to do.

‘Soon I’ll have a place to live and I’ll be going outside the Pantheon. It’s about time I started messing with the field bosses.’

Of course, other blood relatives would be aiming for those bosses too.

They might have even caught a few.

They wouldn’t stop there and would be tracking their constantly changing locations, chasing after their tails.

It was late, but it was time for me to jump into the race.

I had dithered unintentionally, but I was confident I could catch up to them all.

‘I’ll sweep up the field bosses and reincarnate them as my undead.’

It felt like I could already hear the sound of my lifespan increasing.

To actually hear that sound, I would learn Ma’eon and complete Eclipse.

I was already looking forward to tomorrow.

***

Eclipse was vast.

As it was vast, there were many things to build, and many things I wanted to build.

A certain amount of land was distributed to the five investors according to the amount of their investment.

Among the investors, the Fourth Son's land was naturally the largest, but.

There was still no sign of him doing anything.

“…It’s much faster than I thought.”

The Youngest Son who entered Eclipse.

The first impression that came to mind was only one.

“It’s so fast it’s hard for my thoughts to keep up.”

It had definitely been a little over two months.

But Eclipse had already taken shape and was finishing preparations for operation.

The people standing next to me.

Among them, the Construction General Manager cleared his throat, ‘ahem-’, and put his hands behind his back.

“This is the construction department of the great Millesdusk. This level of speed and accuracy is basic. I’d like to introduce it myself, but.”

“We are not the main characters.”

Felson and Dred took a step back.

Because the designer of this place was someone else.

The genius who had explained the city to the General Managers cleared her throat.

“Y-Young Master.”

Since she was in front of two General Managers, her title was also formal.

She showed courtesy according to what little she had learned during her time as a collateral branch member.

“Would it be alright if I explained this domain to you?”

An awkwardly bowed head and an awkward hand gesture.

It was something Josephine was not good at.

The Youngest Son smiled faintly and nodded.

“As you wish.”

“Yes…! Then please follow me this way!”

Her expression brightened in an instant.

The engineer who had entered her own domain shone brighter than anyone else.

“The first thing I’ll show you is the airship landing pad!”

The Mariella had already landed on that landing pad.

My eyes were tired from habitually staying up late, but there was no way I couldn't see that big ship.

Furthermore, the landing pad that contained the big ship was also jaw-droppingly large.

“This landing pad can land ships day and night! It can handle two ships at once, and you can freely unload and load cargo─”

The engineer’s explanation continued in a torrent.

As if being hit by rapid-fire magic.

My ears were exposed to a barrage of verbal explanations without resistance.

There was only one thing I could say to that.

“…Amazing.”

“Right, right!”

The etiquette she had clumsily maintained just a moment ago was already thrown away.

One building was enough for her to change back to her usual self.

And the tour wasn't over yet.

“Keep following me! There are so many things I want to show you!”

She was right.

Besides the landing pad, there were many things to see.

From small things like streetlights with a light intensity on a different dimension from oil lamps.

To large things like the newly renovated altar.

“From now on, instead of the name ‘altar’, it will be called the Dark Moon Grand Castle! It is your new mansion, Dante, no…! Young Master!”

Dark Moon Grand Castle.

Everyone who saw its grandeur for the first time couldn’t close their mouths.

The building that had been an altar narrowed as it went up, just like its previous form.

The evenly stacked appearance was regular and therefore magnificent.

Its exterior was not damaged, while the interior was renovated.

“I finished the construction according to the interior design you gave me. It’s pretty good, right?”

“It’s more than just good.”

The interior of the altar was originally like a maze, and it was a maze that changed according to the user’s will.

Even now, if I just thought about it.

Kugugugugugung─

The stairs inside the altar changed direction, going down and up repeatedly.

The dozens, hundreds of corridors and rooms repeatedly shrank and expanded.

It was possible through the connection with Amon.

Now, even a single outer wall inside the altar was under my control.

This altar itself was a large sorcery and a domain.

Because even a small dog has a 50% advantage in its own home.

Josephine had gifted the Youngest Son that 50%.

The castle-like interior felt aged yet smelled of a new house.

It was a truly strange feeling.

Be that as it may.

Here in Eclipse, there was something perhaps more important than the house.

“Is the White Tower last because it’s amazing, or because it’s incomplete.”

“Heheh. Of course it’s the former, wouldn’t you say.”

Jubel, who had been following quietly from the side, opened his mouth.

“The name was changed during construction. Actually, it was because the person you appointed as the Tower Master strongly expressed his opinion.”

“What’s wrong with Hexa.”

Someone walked in from outside the altar.

Instead of clothes and a hat entwined with leaves.

A woman in a gray gown of light, thin fabric that fell long.

“What should I call you now.”

The former Forest Witch and current Hexa manager answered in a toneless voice.

“Lores. Call me by my name, President.”

“I’m fine with being called Young Master.”

“I don't like it. It feels strangely repulsive.”

Lores pointed outside.

At the tip of her finger was the White Tower, which soared higher than the altar.

“From the looks of it, both this altar here and the tower. There was a great lack of handymen.”

“If you request it from the butler department, they’ll send some.”

“More mouths to feed just makes things uncomfortable. This is better than that.”

Clap─

Lores clapped her hands lightly.

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